Berlin tennis exhibitions

The Berlin tennis exhibitions (known for sponsorship reasons as the bett1Aces) were two men's and women's exhibition tennis tournaments each, which were held from 13 to 19 July 2020 in Berlin, Germany, during the break of the ATP and WTA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 13 to 15 July they took take place at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium on grass, and from 17 to 19 July in a disused hangar of the Airport Tempelhof on hardcourt. Six players each took part in the men's and women's competitions.[1][2]

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Tournament information
LocationBerlin, Germany
VenueSteffi-Graf-Stadium
(13–15 July 2020)
Airport Tempelhof (Hangar 6)
(17–19 July 2020)
SurfaceGrass and Hard
Draw2 x 6S (Men)
2 x 6S (Women)
Prize money€200,000
Websitebett1aces.de/en/

Dominic Thiem and Elina Svitolina were the champions of the tournaments at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium,[3] before Thiem again and Anastasija Sevastova won at the Airport Tempelhof.[4]

Participants

Men

Player Rank
Dominic Thiem 3
Matteo Berrettini[lower-alpha 1] 8
Roberto Bautista Agut 12
Karen Khachanov[lower-alpha 2] 15
Jan-Lennard Struff 34
Jannik Sinner 73
Tommy Haas –
Withdrawals[5]
Player Rank
Alexander Zverev 7
Nick Kyrgios 40

Women

Player Rank
Elina Svitolina 5
Kiki Bertens 7
Petra Kvitová 12
Julia Görges[lower-alpha 1] 38
Anastasija Sevastova 43
Andrea Petkovic 87
Alexandra Vecic[lower-alpha 2] 1268
Withdrawals[5]
Player Rank
Caroline Garcia 46
  • Singles rankings as of 16 March 2020 (rankings are frozen until the resumption of the season in August 2020)
Notes
  1. Player only competed at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium.
  2. Player only competed at the Airport Tempelhof.

Draws

Steffi-Graf-Stadium

13–15 July 2020 (on grass)

Men
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Dominic Thiem 6 77
Tommy Haas 4 6 [8] Jannik Sinner 3 65
Jannik Sinner 6 3 [10] 1 Dominic Thiem 64 6 [10]
Roberto Bautista Agut 6 3 [10] 2 Matteo Berrettini 77 4 [8]
Jan-Lennard Struff 3 6 [7] Roberto Bautista Agut 6 3 [6]
2 Matteo Berrettini 4 6 [10]

Women
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[lower-alpha 1]
1 Elina Svitolina 77 6
Anastasija Sevastova 6 4 Anastasija Sevastova 62 3
Julia Görges 3 3r 1 Elina Svitolina 3 6 [10]
Andrea Petkovic 4 1 Petra Kvitová 6 1 [5]
Petra Kvitová 6 6 Petra Kvitová 6 6
2 Kiki Bertens 3 2
Note
  1. The women's final was held at the Airport Tempelhof on hardcourt on 17 July due to rain on the original date on 15 July.

Airport Tempelhof

17–19 July 2020 (on hardcourt)

Men
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Dominic Thiem 77 6
Jan-Lennard Struff 65 63 Tommy Haas 64 3
Tommy Haas 77 77 1 Dominic Thiem 6 6
Jannik Sinner 6 77 Jannik Sinner 4 2
Karen Khachanov 3 63 Jannik Sinner 77 6
2 Roberto Bautista Agut 65 2
3rd place match
Alt Tommy Haas Mischa Zverev[lower-alpha 1] 6 6
2 Roberto Bautista Agut 4 3
Note
  1. Mischa Zverev played as an alternate for Tommy Haas.

Women
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Elina Svitolina 1 1
Anastasija Sevastova 6 6 Anastasija Sevastova 6 6
Kiki Bertens 1 4 Anastasija Sevastova 3 6 [10]
Alexandra Vecic 2 3 2 Petra Kvitová 6 3 [5]
Andrea Petkovic 6 6 Andrea Petkovic 6 4 [5]
2 Petra Kvitová 3 6 [10]
3rd place match
1 Elina Svitolina 4 61
Andrea Petkovic 6 77

References
  1. "Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios to play in exhibition in Berlin". ESPN. 29 May 2020.
  2. "Petra Kvitova, Tommy Haas join tennis exhibition in Berlin". Times of India. 10 June 2020.
  3. "Dominic Thiem fights back against Matteo Berrettini to win Bett1 Aces". Eurosport. 15 July 2020.
  4. "Perfect Landing: Thiem, Sevastova soar to victory in airport hangar". Tennis.com. 19 July 2020.
  5. "Bitter rivals Zverev, Kyrgios withdraw from Berlin tournament amid virus spat". Yahoo Sports. 8 July 2020.
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